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S. NOWILL. FORK GUARD.

(No Model.)

No. 447,644. vPaten'ised Mar. 3,

UNITED STATES STEPHEN NOIVILL, OF CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY.

FORK- GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letter Application filed July '7, 1890.

To call whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN NOWILL, inerchant, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Constantinople, in the Empire of Turkey, have invented certain new ts object to simplify the same by providing device for retaining the guard-finger in aised position, which will be automatic in its Lction, less expensive to pioduce, less liable '0 get out of order, and which will at the ame time alford a better supportfor the :uard. For this purpose the shank of the 1'ork is formed with a recess therein, within which are pivotally supported the guard-finger and its locking dog or tumbler. The tumbler, which is pivoted at its end in the recess of the shank, is adapted to lie snugly against the shank in either its engaged or disengaged position, its nose engaging the heel 5 of the guard when in its former position and securely locking said guard in 'raised position.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will first describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, and then more particularly point out in the claim what are the novel points.

In said drawings, Figure I is a side elevation of a carving-fork constructed according to my invention, the guard being in raised position. Fig. II is a plan view of the same. Fig. III is a detail view on an enlarged scale, a portion of the guard being broken away. Fig. IV is a vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. V is a similar view showing the guard in its lowered position and the tu mbler disengaged.

Like letters of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

(t represents the handle of the fork, b the prongs, and b the shank. The shank Z) is formed with a recess b therein, within which the guard c and the tumber (Z are pivotally supported in proper relation to each other.

0 is the guard, having an enlarged heel or shank c, which is perforated for the passage of the pivot-pin 0*. The pivot-pin 0* also passes through and is riveted in the walls of the recess b The heel c of the guard c is 5 5 formed with the customary shoulder 0 which 5 Patent No. 447,644, dated March 3, 1891.

Serial No. 357,962. (No model.)

limits the backward movement of said guard by engaging with the rear wall b of the recess b c is a shoulder formed on the opposite side of the heel c for the purpose hereinafter explained.

(Z is the automatically-operated tumbler or dog. This tumbler cl is pivoted at its end upon pivot-pin 01*, within the recess b and is adapted to lie snugly upon the shank b in either its engaged or disengaged position, as is clearly shown in Figs. IV and V. The tumbler cl is capable of being turned over upon its axis, so as to assume either of its two positions. \Vhen the guard o is to be locked into raised position, the tumbler is turned over into the position shown in Fig. IV, so that its nose engages the shoulder c and hold the guard securely in that position.

The dotted lines in Fig. I show the position to which the guard 0 must be turned back in order to allow the tumbler d to pass into or out of its locking position. The tumbler d may be readily turned over into or out of locking position by giving either an upward or downward impulse to the fork, it being held in position by gravity alone. The free end of the pivoted tumbler (Z is enlarged and made heavier, so as to make its movement more positive.

1873, and do not wish to claim anything shown therein, as my device is an improvement thereon, it being similar in construction, automatic and more positivein its action, and productive of more satisfactory results.

Having thus described the nature of my invention and the manner of carrying the same into eifect, the following is What I desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In a carving-fork, the combination of the shank Z2, formed with a recess b a guard c, pivoted to the shank in said recess and provided with shoulders c and c for the purto the shank in the recess b said tumbler being adapted to engage the shoulder c for holding the guard in raised position and to lie snug against the shank in either of its positions, substantially as herein set forth.

STEPHEN NOWILL. IVitnesses:

SIDNEY NowILL, WM. HARVEY.

I am aware of English Patent No. 3,301 of pose explained, and a tumbler (1, also pivoted It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 447,644, granted March 3, 1891,

upon the application of Stephen Nowilh'of O0nstantinople, 'lnrkey, for an improvement in Fork-Guards, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correc tion, as follows: In line 89, the word similar should read simpler; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may con-.

form to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed, conntersigned, and sealed this 28th day of April, A. D. 1891.

CYRUS BUSSEY, Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[SEAL] Oonntersigned O. E. MITCHELL,

Commissioner of Patents. 

